Marquis Xie of Jin

Marquis Xie of Jin
Marquis Xie of Jin
晉侯燮
Ruler of the State of Jin
Reign  ?–? BCE
Predecessor Tang Shuyu
Successor Marquis Wu of Jin
Father Tang Shuyu
Mother unknown
Born unknown
Died unknown

Marquis Xie of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋侯燮; traditional Chinese: 晉侯燮; pinyin: Jìn Hóuxiè), Ancestral name is Ji(姬), given name is Xie (燮) or Xiefu (燮父),was the second ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty. Marquis Xie was the son of Tang Shuyu. After his father died, he ascended as the ruler of the State of Tang. During his reign, he changed the name of the state of Tang to Jin. He also changed the capital from Tang (唐) to Jinyang (晉陽).

After he died, his son Ningzu became the next ruler of Jin, Marquis Wu of Jin.

References

Marquis Xie of Jin
House of Ji
Cadet branch of the House of Ji
Chinese nobility
Preceded by
Tang Shuyu
as Marquis of Tang
Marquis of Jin
unknown
Succeeded by
Marquis Wu of Jin